Tag: Featured
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Concert Review: Parker Inspires & Connects With Audience
by Christine Pilgrim – Vernon Morning Star Published: Februray 5, 2014 The stage lit up (if somewhat late on cue) with concert pianist Ian Parkerâs ebullient entrance and immediate connection with a virtually full house â despite competition from the NFL Super Bowl â at the North Okanagan Community Concert Associationâs only matinĂ©e in its…
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IAN PARKER, PIANO – Sunday February 2nd, 2014
IAN PARKER â PIANO Matinee Performance Sunday February 2, 2014 at 2 pm BUY TICKETS Back by popular request! Magnetic, easy-going and delightfully articulate, Canadian pianist Ian Parker captivates audiences wherever he goes. An enthusiastic recitalist, Ian has performed across the United States, Western Europe, Israel, and throughout Canada on tours with Debut Atlantic and…
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Extraordinary General Meeting
The North Okanagan Community Concert Association (NOCCA) constitution and by-laws have been amended in an effort to help us obtain charitable status. Anyone who holds a 2013/14 season ticket is invited to attend an Extraordinary General Meeting to approve and pass the changes at – People Place 101-3402 27 Avenue, Vernon Sunday February 23, 2014…
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Concert Review: Duo Gets Back To Bach
By Christine Pilgrim â Vernon Morning Star Published: November 27, 2013 Christie Reside and Terence Dawson, she on flute and he on piano, impressed North Okanagan Community Concert-goers at the Performing Arts Centre Friday with a palate of musical choices to suit every taste. Bach suited mine best. As Dawson said in his introduction to…
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RESIDE DAWSON DUO – Friday November 22nd, 2013
RESIDE DAWSON DUO â Piano & Flute 7:30 pm Friday November 22, 2013 BUY TICKETS CHRISTIE RESIDE, classically trained in Eastern Canada, is now principal flutist with the Vancouver Symphony. TERENCE DAWSON, also from the East, is a concerto soloist with the VSO and National Arts Centre Orchestra. Both are chamber musicians, award winning soloists…
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Concert Review: A âGemâ Opens Diamond Year For NOCCA
By Christine Pilgrim – Vernon Morning Star Published: October 29, 2013Â The foyer at the Performing Arts Centre dripped diamonds (10 carat plastic) while another âgemâ the size of a softball graced a silver draped stage drenched in classy, rich lighting to celebrate the North Okanagan Community Concert Associationâs Diamond Jubilee, Saturday. And what better…
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NOCCA Celebrates Its Diamond Year
By Kristin Froneman – Vernon Morning Star Published: October 13, 2013 As a child, Brenda Dewonck would be tucked in her bed upstairs, when suddenly the music from her parentsâ living room would wake her from a light slumber. Sometimes she wouldnât sleep at all, lying there raptured by an arpeggio on the piano or…
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GRYPHON PIANO TRIO – Saturday October 26th, 2013
GRYPHON PIANO TRIO Saturday October 26, 2013 7:30 pm BUY TICKETS Canadaâs GRYPHON TRIO, one of the worldâs truly great piano trios, is the opening concert of the North Okanagan Community Concert Associationâs (NOCCA) 60th Anniversary season. The trioâs repertoire spans the globe, encompassing music from classical to contemporary, and they are winners of the 2013…
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Celebrating 60 Years!
ITâS OUR BIRTHDAY!!! We’re celebrating 60 YEARS of wonderful Community Concert Music in Vernon with this yearâs theme – “BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND” When Community Concerts debuted in Vernon in 1953, regular classical music concerts were new and exciting – but people sat on gymnasium bleachers or folding chairs on the high school basketball floor.…
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